Asia Argento accuses sexual director of “The Fast and the Furious”

Italian actress and director Asia Argento accused of sexual abuse Rob Cohen, American film director Fasting and the Furious, in an interview published yesterday by Corriere della Sera.

According to various European media, in an interview with the Italian newspaper, the actress denounced that the attack took place in 2002.

“It’s the first time I’ve talked about Cohen. He abused me by making me drink GHB, he had a bottle, “he said, referring to a drug used by sex offenders on their victims.

“It simply came to our notice then. I woke up in the morning naked in her bed, ”she added, noting that this happened during the time she starred in the film directed by Cohen xXx, along with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson.

Argento was one of the first to report sexual abuse in the world of cinema, which contributed to the #MeToo campaign. In 2017, she claimed that producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 1997, when she was 21 years old.

Asia Argento confirmed the content of the interview with AFP. A spokesman for the American director denied the allegations. “Mr Cohen categorically denies the completely false accusation of sexual assault brought by Asia Argento against him,” he explained in a statement. “When they worked together, they had an excellent working relationship, and Cohen considered her a friend, so this 2002 accusation is puzzling, especially when you consider what has been said about her in recent years,” he added. he.

On the other hand, the actress was accused in 2018 of sexual assault by American actor Jimmy Bennett, for events that took place in a hotel in California when she was 17 years old. Until then, the actor confessed that he was very “ashamed and afraid” to speak publicly against Argento. At first, she denied having sex with him, but later withdrew, although she denied Bennett’s version of events. The legal age of consent for sexual privacy in California is 18 years. Argento was 37 years old.

In connection with press reports claiming that he paid the young American actor $ 380,000, Argento explained that his then-partner, chef Anthony Bourdain, gave him money to “respond compassionately to the actor’s request for financial help.

The new accusations of the actress will be included in a book that will be published on January 26 in Italy, The anatomy of a wild heart (Anatomy of a wild heart).